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Terry

08-24-2003 21:12:25




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Just so nobody has to go through what I went through----- ----- ----- --

Don't try to be extra nice to your tractor that has a gravity flow of gas to the carburator by installing an in line filter. Once the filter gets saturated, fuel would not flow through it fast enough for the tractor to run.




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Nolan

08-26-2003 03:39:14




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 Re: still can't believe what solved my gas starvin in reply to Terry, 08-24-2003 21:12:25  
Familiar story of woe for just about all N series tractor owners, including myself. Inline filters just screw them up.



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Bob

08-25-2003 08:24:53




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 Re: still can't believe what solved my gas starvin in reply to Terry, 08-24-2003 21:12:25  
I have used many in-line filters on old gravity flow equipment with great success.

The secret is to install the filter with the inlet UP, and route the line so any trapped air can exit the top of the filter, and bubble upwards into the tank. I have used regular automotive filters for fuel pump systems in this manner with absolutely NO problems, and they help greatly to keep crud out of the carburetor.

However, if they are installed in a horizontal position, or the line slopes downward back to the tank, they may give problems on a gravity flow system.

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John

08-25-2003 07:24:54




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 Re: still can't believe what solved my gas starvin in reply to Terry, 08-24-2003 21:12:25  
Be certain that there is ablsolutely no moisture in your gas. These filters will usually not permit water to pass through either. I guess water molecules are bigger than gasoliine molecules.



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BLT

08-25-2003 06:59:11




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 Re: still can't believe what solved my gas starvin in reply to Terry, 08-24-2003 21:12:25  
In line filters are a lot easier to change out thsn pulling the sediment bowl or cleaning the carburator! You need some filtration on 50 year old tractors.



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rustyfarmall

08-25-2003 08:21:37




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 Re: Re: still can't believe what solved my gas sta in reply to BLT, 08-25-2003 06:59:11  
It takes about 5 minutes to remove a sediment bowl and clean the crud out of it, If you are having to do this very often, it's time to remove the tank and give it a thorough cleaning.
That fine mesh screen in the sediment bowl will catch as much crud as an inline filter.



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rustyfarmall

08-25-2003 04:14:47




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 Re: still can't believe what solved my gas starvin in reply to Terry, 08-24-2003 21:12:25  
If the screen is in place in the sediment bowl, there is no need for an inline filter. I don't know why some people think they need to install one.



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Sid

08-24-2003 21:39:22




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 Re: still can't believe what solved my gas starvin in reply to Terry, 08-24-2003 21:12:25  
I do not understand why that would be a problem but since I have been using inline fuel filters on my WD Allis Chalmers I have stopped all of my fuel problems. What do you mean by the filter gets saturated, and what brand are you using. I have also put them on combines and other equipment that only had a sediment bowl and have never had any problems caused by an inline filter. I do not mean to sound as if I am questioning your statement I just have not heard of this before.

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RayP(MI)

08-25-2003 03:50:10




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 Re: Re: still can't believe what solved my gas sta in reply to Sid , 08-24-2003 21:39:22  
Some in-line filters are fairly porus, and allow fuel to flow rather easily, at low pressure, like gravity feed. Others are designed to work in automotive systems, where there is a fuel pump in the tank and fuel is presented with some pressure - sometimes many PSI. Get the wrong filter in an application, and your engine can be starved for fuel, for no apparent reason. The old sediment bowl filters weren't all that bad!

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Ben in KY

08-25-2003 05:23:07




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 Re: Re: Re: still can't believe what solved my gas in reply to RayP(MI), 08-25-2003 03:50:10  
Yes there are 2 basic types of inline filters. One for pressure fed systems and one for gravity fed systems. Many automotive types of filters will not work in a gravity fed system.



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Pappy

08-26-2003 10:07:47




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 Re: Re: Re: Re: still can't believe what solved my in reply to Ben in KY, 08-25-2003 05:23:07  
Ben is exactly right. I have some filters which will not allow fuel to flow in a gravity fed system. I have others which flow very well. Bought a WIX filter, won't work on gravity.



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